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Words for nine<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages:<\/p>\n

\"nine\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*nowan<\/strong> = nine
\n*naumetos<\/strong> = ninth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gaulish<\/th>\n*nau<\/strong> = nine
\nnametos<\/strong> = ninth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nno\u00ed<\/strong> [n\u0348o\u02d0i\u032f] = nine
\nn\u00f3mad<\/strong> = ninth
\nn\u00f3nbor<\/strong> = nine people
\nno\u00ednden<\/strong> = nine days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\nno\u00ed, noi<\/strong> = nine
\nn\u00f3mad, nomad<\/strong> = ninth
\nn\u00f3nbor<\/strong> = nine people
\nno\u00ednden<\/strong> = nine days
\nno\u00edchtige<\/strong> = a period of 29 days
\nn\u00f3cha, nocha, nochat<\/strong> = ninety<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\nnaoi<\/strong> [n\u032a\u02e0i\u02d0\/n\u032a\u02e0\u0270i\u02d0] = nine
\n(an) nao\u00fa<\/strong> = ninth
\nnaon\u00far<\/strong> = nine people
\nnaoi d\u00e9ag<\/strong> = nineteen
\nn\u00f3cha<\/strong> = ninety
\nnaoichodach<\/strong> = ninefold, having nine parts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nnaoi(dh)<\/strong> [n\u032a\u02e0\u026fj] = nine
\nnaodh<\/strong> [n\u032a\u02e0\u026f\u02d0\u0263] = nine
\nnaoitheamh<\/strong> [n\u032a\u02e0\u0264j\u0259v] (9\u1d50\u02b0) = ninth (9\u1d57\u02b0)
\nnaoinear<\/strong> [n\u032a\u02e0\u026f\u02d0n\u032a\u02b2\u0259r] = nine (people)
\nnaoi deug<\/strong> = nineteen
\nnaochad<\/strong> [n\u032a\u02e0\u026f\u02d0x\u0259d] = ninety
\nnaoidh-fillte<\/strong> = nonuple, ninefold, nine-ply<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\nnuy<\/strong> [n\u025bi\/ni\u02d0] = nine
\n(yn) nuyoo<\/strong> = (the) ninth
\nnuy jeig<\/strong> = nineteen
\nnuy-cheayrtyn, nuy-filley<\/strong> = ninefold
\nnuy-uillinagh<\/strong> = nonagonal, nonagon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*naw<\/strong> [n\u0348o\u02d0i\u032f] = nine
\n*n\u1ecd\u03b2\u0303ed<\/strong> = ninth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Welsh<\/th>\nnaw<\/strong> = nine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\nnav, nau, naw<\/strong> = nine
\nnavuet, nauuet, nawued, nawuet<\/strong> = ninth
\nnaw deg, naw-deg<\/strong> = ninety
\nnawkan, naw cant, nawcant<\/strong> = nine hundred, many, numerous
\nnaw ugein(t)<\/strong> = 180
\nnawbann, nowban<\/strong> = (having) nine syllables (in Welsh poetry)
\nnawwell, nawell<\/strong> = nine times better (than), much better
\nnaun, nawn, naon<\/strong> = the ninth hour of the day
\nnaw nyn, nawnyn<\/strong> = nine men<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\nnaw<\/strong> [na\u02d0u\u032f\/nau\u032f] = nine
\nnawfed<\/strong> [\u02c8nau\u032fv\u025bd\/\u02c8nau\u032fvad] (9fed) = ninth, one of nine, nones (in Roman calendar)
\ndeunaw<\/strong> = eighteen (two nines)
\nnaw deg<\/strong> = ninety
\nnawcant<\/strong> = nine hundred, many, numerous
\nnawban, naw ban<\/strong> = (having) nine syllables (in Welsh poetry)
\nnawell<\/strong> = nine times better (than), much better
\nnawn<\/strong> = the ninth hour of the day (approx. 3pm) midday, nooon, afternoon
\nnawnbryd<\/strong> = evening meal, dinner, supper
\nnawnyn, naw nyn<\/strong> = nine men
\nnawplyg<\/strong> = ninefold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\nnaw<\/strong> = nine
\nnawnzac, nawntek, nownsec, nowndzhak<\/strong> = nineteen
\nnaiv cans<\/strong> = nine hundred<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\nnaw<\/strong> = nine
\nnawves<\/strong> = ninth
\nnownsek<\/strong> = nineteen
\nnowsegves<\/strong> = nineteenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton<\/th>\nnau<\/strong> = nine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\nnau, nao, naou, naff, nau\u00eb, na\u00fc<\/strong> = nine
\nnavet<\/strong> = ninth
\nnauntec, nantec, nandec<\/strong> = nineteen
\nnaontecvet, nandecv\u00e8d, naontekved, nao\u00f1teget<\/strong> = nineteenth
\nnao ugent<\/strong> = 180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\nnav<\/strong> [\u02c8naw] = nine
\nnavet<\/strong> = ninth
\nnaontek<\/strong> = nineteen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: from Proto-Indo-European *h\u2081n\u00e9wn\u0325<\/em> (nine) and *h\u2081newn\u0325n\u00f3s<\/em> (ninth) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

English words from the same roots include nine<\/strong>, and words beginning with ennea-<\/strong>, such as enneagon<\/strong> (a 9-sided polygon) and enneastyle<\/strong> (having 9 columns) [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/a>, Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a>, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Geriafurch<\/a>, English – ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Words for nine and related things in Celtic languages: Proto-Celtic *nowan = nine *naumetos = ninth Gaulish *nau = nine nametos = ninth Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) no\u00ed [n\u0348o\u02d0i\u032f] = nine n\u00f3mad = ninth n\u00f3nbor = nine people no\u00ednden = nine days Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) no\u00ed, noi = nine n\u00f3mad, nomad = ninth n\u00f3nbor = nine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,128,19,20,25,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,127,8,10,40,11,12,13,23,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-cumbric","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaulish","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-numbers","category-old-breton","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-old-welsh","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7366"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7380,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7366\/revisions\/7380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}